THIS EDITION’S NEWS ROUND-UP FOR OUR INDUSTRY.
SKILLS BUSINESS ADVISOR PROGRAMME Need business advice? Plumbing, gasfitting and drainlaying businesses can access eight free sessions with a Skills Business Advisor for a sixmonth period. These are face-to-face or online/ phone based, depending on location and availability. General business advice is offered in eight key areas: Strategy & Business Planning Culture & Values Time Management, Administration, Process & Technology
Compliance, including Health & Safety Financial Management People Management Apprentice Training Client Evaluation, Sales & Marketing. To register your interest, email ambition@skills.org.nz or find out more at skills.org.nz/employers/businessadvisor-programme/
STANDARDS NZ: NEW WEBSITE & DIGITAL READER PILOT A newly launched website for Standards NZ includes a complete design overhaul, new features and improved functionality. Key features include a new eCommerce Webshop and Online Library service. Access the site at www.standards.govt.nz Standards NZ also says it has been exploring digital options for making its Standards more accessible to users and is launching a six-month trial of its new digital reader. “Digital allows you to carry Standards in your pocket, no matter where you are and no matter how large or complicated the Standard might be,” says Standards NZ. “Our digital reader is a digital platform that can be accessed on any web-enabled device, including smartphones, tablets and desktop computers.” The pilot, which will run until September 2021, will initially include the following five NZ Standards: NZS 3604:2011 Timber-framed buildings
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NZS 4246:2016 Energy efficiency – Installing bulk thermal insulation in residential buildings NZS 8156:2019 Ambulance, para medicine and patient transfer services NZS 2403:2015 Code of practice for deep geothermal wells NZS 4541:2020 Automatic fire sprinkler systems Find out more and access the pilot at www.standards.govt.nz/ news-and-updates/new-digital-reader-pilot/
Above: The new look and feel for Standards NZ includes new branding.
